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Landlords Sue New Jersey City Over Rent Freeze Triggered by Pandemic

Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality of Moratorium on Residential, Commercial Evictions
Union City, New Jersey, is one of the most densely populated cities in the nation, according to an ordinance the city passed banning the eviction of residential tenants from apartments and commercial tenants from business sites during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Getty Images)
Union City, New Jersey, is one of the most densely populated cities in the nation, according to an ordinance the city passed banning the eviction of residential tenants from apartments and commercial tenants from business sites during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Getty Images)
CoStar News
May 12, 2020 | 11:02 P.M.

As the issue of rent freezes and eviction moratoriums gains more attention across the country, a group of landlords is suing Union City, New Jersey, to overturn those restrictions that the municipality, one of the most densely populated in the nation, passed because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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